What is a Favicon
A favicon (short for favourite icon) is a small image that helps website visitors to identify the branding of your website. It may appear in the browser tab, address bar or your selected web page favourites / bookmarks.
What file formats does favicon support?
The file format of a favicon image is most commonly ico, png or gif to get the best cross-browser browser support. However, jpeg or SVG can be used with a limited number of browsers.
What file size should a favicon be?
The file size of a favicon should be 16 pixels square and 32 pixels square for the best cross-browser support. Although, you may want to create your favicon as different sized to cater for special browser specifications.
How to Create a Favicon
A useful free tool for creating a favicon is favicon.io
By uploading a PNG image it will create the files required to be compatible with most browsers...
android-chrome-192x192.png
android-chrome-512x512.png
apple-touch-icon.png
favicon-16x16.png
favicon-32x32.png
favicon.ico
Then upload the files to the root directory of your website and insert some HTML code into the head section of your website.
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